Born: 4 / 3 / 1944
Location: United States
Robert Dwayne Womack (; March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer, musician and songwriter. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career spanned more than 60 years and multiple styles, including R&B, jazz, soul, rock and roll, doo-wop, and gospel.
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How we miss you, Bobby.
Only very few and special artist’s setlist could feature songs culled from a career that has lasted about 50 years. Tonight’s show is the stuff of legend from a bona fide R&B legend.
Bobby Womack and his unquestionably eye-catching ensemble were undoubtedly the sun around which the whole event gravitated.
Health issues hinder soul legend
“When people say ‘soul survivor’, I used to take that for granted until after I got sick and was able to come back. I now have a lot more respect for that title.”
The legendary artist says he can’t remember songs he has written.
The jury might be out on that one, but it has opened a new chapter for one of soul music’s most-travelled survivors.